Cucumber Mint Salad With Lemon
Peel the cucumber and slice into thin slices.
Cucumber mint salad with lemon. Peel seed and quarter the cucumbers lengthwise before slicing them. Drain the onions and blot them dry with a paper towel then combine them in a bowl with the drained cucumbers mint vinegar oil and seasoning. Creamy cucumber salad has a refreshing tangy lemon yogurt mint dressing which pairs beautifully with the crunchy fresh cucumber. Combine tomatoes cucumbers and onions in a salad bowl.
In a large bowl combine the first five ingredients. You can substitute the seedless cucumbers for 2 lbs 905 g regular cucumbers. Cover and let stand in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes to allow the flavors to marry. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
In a small bowl whisk the lemon juice oil salt and pepper. Mix in cucumbers and marinate 1 hour stirring occasionally. Add the dressing and mint. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
Combine with the mint in a large bowl. Step 2 gently toss tomatoes onion mint and olive oil with the marinated cucumbers. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil and whisk until.
Add to cucumber mixture. Serve cold and enjoy. Sprinkle the cucumber slices with salt and pepper. Stir until well blended and serve immediately.
This is the sort of salad thats ideal to serve on the side of rich roasts roasts like pork with crispy crackling or a slow cooked lamb shoulder and is also perfectly at home alongside full flavoured indian curries like chicken tikka masala and middle eastern food like chicken shawarma. Transfer to a large bowl. Pat the cucumber slices dry between paper towels. In a large bowl combine vinegar sugar and salt.
Toss with the vinaigrette and season with additional salt if desired. Cover and let stand in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes. In a medium bowl combine the cucumbers onions white wine vinegar olive oil vegetable oil sugar pepper and mint. While the millet cooks make the vinaigrette.
Press the cucumbers with your hand to remove any excess juice.